‘Hadestown’ Parts Ways With Hades Actor Geno Segers After Online Controversy

By Mya Copeland

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Geno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway’s “Hadestown,” will no longer be part of the Broadway production.

“Hadestown” announced a new principal cast earlier this week, with Segers set to play Hades. His previous stage credits include “On the Town” and “The Lion King” as well as TV roles in “Banshee,” “Pair of Kings” and “Yellowstone.”

The news that Segers is no longer joining the cast comes after online comments and videos resurfaced on theater blogs this week. Segers previously posted videos that some viewed as anti-transgender and critical of pronoun usage. The actor also allegedly criticized trans athletes participating in women’s sports.

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